Thanks Mary,
Are you speaking here as chairman of the F16 class?
I was actually commenting as a private (F16) sailor although that may be a luxury that a chairman of a class does not have.
If so, shouldn't you also mention the other F16 classes, which presumably fit the same criteria and are equal in performance and some of which can be found used?
I didn't want to make to much of a F16 post of it. And as the Blade is build relatively close to Steve I concentrated on that. Indeed the others like Taipans and Stealth are good boats as well (see my report on the stealth in a few days) but the Euro-US$ and Aus$-US$ exchange rates are pretty much making these options unattractive.
On second hand F16's I can be short. There aren't any in the US at this time. There used to be 2 on offer in februari but both owners retracted this offer and decided to keep their boats. Like I wrote in my other post. There is no second hand market for F16's to mention. Sailors hang on to these boats or they are sold to a friend or fellow clubmember before an outsider can get hold of it.
But if Steve is interested than I propose to lay out the full picture then.
Wouter
